The little brown jug trophy is associated with the Michigan-Minnesota rivalry. The Michigan Wolverines represent the University of Michigan and the Minnesota Golden Gophers represent the University of Minnesota. Competing in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level and the Big Ten Conference, both the teams have gone head-to-head 106 times as of 2024, competing first in 1892.
What is the rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden Gophers called?
The Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers compete to get their hands on the Little Brown Jug Trophy. The rivalry for the little brown jug started in 1903 when Michigan discarded an empty five-gallon water jug in Minnesota’s locker room after a brutal game that resulted in a tie with a score of 6-6. This jug was purchased out of fear of potential sabotage from Minnesota. Oscar Munson, the custodian of Minnesota found the jug and brought it to Louis Joseph Cooke, the Athletic Director of Minnesota the next day. It was then decided to use the jug as the trophy for this rivalry. However, it became a traveling trophy only in 1909. The little brown jug trophy has a display of all the scores from the rivalries of the two teams. Moreover, the jug is divided with one half of the jug displaying the M of Michigan, while the other half displaying the M of Minnesota. Since 1909, both Michigan and Minnesota have become the recipients of the little brown jug over the years. The rivalry has also attracted an increasing number of fans over the years.
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The Little Brown Jug Trophy Winners Year by Year
The Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers have established the oldest trophy rivalry in college football, as per Michigan Today. However, their rivalry goes beyond that when they first competed on October 17, 1892, and Minnesota defeated Michigan 14-6. Michigan got their first victory on November 23, 1985, by defeating Minnesota 20-0. With the introduction of the little brown jug trophy as a traveling trophy, Michigan became the first recipient of the trophy on November 20, 1909, while Minnesota clinched the trophy for the first time on November 22, 1919. Both teams have gone on to compete against each other 106 times as of 2024 and presently, Michigan leads the rivalry with a record of 78-25-3. The following table displays all the winners of the little brown jug trophy as well as the scores of the rivalry from the beginning till now-
| No. | Date | Location | Winning Team | Score |
| 1 | October 17, 1892 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 14–6 |
| 2 | October 28, 1893 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 34–20 |
| 3 | November 23, 1895 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 20–0 |
| 4 | November 7, 1896 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 6–4 |
| 5 | November 13, 1897 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 14–0 |
| 6 | November 27, 1902 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 23–6 |
| 7 | October 31, 1903 | Minneapolis, MN | Tie | 6–6 |
| 8 | November 20, 1909 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 15–6 |
| 9 | November 19, 1910 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 6–0 |
| 10 | November 22, 1919 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 34–7 |
| 11 | November 20, 1920 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 3–0 |
| 12 | November 19, 1921 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 38–0 |
| 13 | November 25, 1922 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 16–7 |
| 14 | November 24, 1923 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 10–0 |
| 15 | November 1, 1924 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 13–0 |
| 16 | November 21, 1925 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 35–0 |
| 17 | October 16, 1926 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 20–0 |
| 18 | November 20, 1926 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 7–6 |
| 19 | November 19, 1927 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 13–7 |
| 20 | November 16, 1929 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 7–6 |
| 21 | November 15, 1930 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 7–0 |
| 22 | November 21, 1931 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 6–0 |
| 23 | November 19, 1932 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 3–0 |
| 24 | November 18, 1933 | Ann Arbor, MI | Tie | 0–0 |
| 25 | November 3, 1934 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 34–0 |
| 26 | November 16, 1935 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 40–0 |
| 27 | October 17, 1936 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 26–0 |
| 28 | October 16, 1937 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 39–6 |
| 29 | October 15, 1938 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 7–6 |
| 30 | November 11, 1939 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 20–7 |
| 31 | November 9, 1940 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 2 Minnesota | 7–6 |
| 32 | October 25, 1941 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 1 Minnesota | 7–0 |
| 33 | October 24, 1942 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 13 Minnesota | 16–14 |
| 34 | October 23, 1943 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 10 Michigan | 49–6 |
| 35 | October 7, 1944 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 28–13 |
| 36 | November 3, 1945 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 10 Michigan | 26–0 |
| 37 | November 2, 1946 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 13 Michigan | 21–0 |
| 38 | October 25, 1947 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 1 Michigan | 13–6 |
| 39 | October 23, 1948 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 1 Michigan | 27–14 |
| 40 | October 22, 1949 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 12 Michigan | 14–7 |
| 41 | October 28, 1950 | Minneapolis, MN | Tie | 7–7 |
| 42 | October 27, 1951 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 54–27 |
| 43 | October 25, 1952 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 19 Michigan | 21–0 |
| 44 | October 24, 1953 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 22–0 |
| 45 | October 23, 1954 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 34–0 |
| 46 | October 22, 1955 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 1 Michigan | 14–13 |
| 47 | October 27, 1956 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 20–7 |
| 48 | October 26, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 20 Michigan | 24–7 |
| 49 | October 25, 1958 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 20–19 |
| 50 | October 24, 1959 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 14–6 |
| 51 | October 22, 1960 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 6 Minnesota | 10–0 |
| 52 | October 28, 1961 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 23–20 |
| 53 | October 27, 1962 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 17–0 |
| 54 | October 26, 1963 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 6–0 |
| 55 | October 24, 1964 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 19–12 |
| 56 | October 23, 1965 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 14–13 |
| 57 | October 22, 1966 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 49–0 |
| 58 | October 28, 1967 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 20–15 |
| 59 | October 26, 1968 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 12 Michigan | 33–20 |
| 60 | October 25, 1969 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 35–9 |
| 61 | October 24, 1970 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 5 Michigan | 39–13 |
| 62 | October 23, 1971 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 3 Michigan | 35–7 |
| 63 | October 28, 1972 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 5 Michigan | 42–0 |
| 64 | October 27, 1973 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 4 Michigan | 34–7 |
| 65 | October 26, 1974 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 3 Michigan | 49–0 |
| 66 | November 1, 1975 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 7 Michigan | 28–21 |
| 67 | October 30, 1976 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 1 Michigan | 45–0 |
| 68 | October 22, 1977 | Minneapolis, MN | Minnesota | 16–0 |
| 69 | October 28, 1978 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 8 Michigan | 42–10 |
| 70 | October 13, 1979 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 11 Michigan | 31–21 |
| 71 | October 18, 1980 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 37–14 |
| 72 | October 31, 1981 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 15 Michigan | 34–13 |
| 73 | October 30, 1982 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 20 Michigan | 52–14 |
| 74 | November 12, 1983 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 9 Michigan | 58–10 |
| 75 | November 10, 1984 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 31–7 |
| 76 | November 16, 1985 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 8 Michigan | 48–7 |
| 77 | November 15, 1986 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 20–17 |
| 78 | November 7, 1987 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 30–20 |
| 79 | November 5, 1988 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 14 Michigan | 22–7 |
| 80 | November 18, 1989 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 3 Michigan | 49–15 |
| 81 | November 17, 1990 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 16 Michigan | 35–18 |
| 82 | October 25, 1991 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 4 Michigan | 52–6 |
| 83 | October 24, 1992 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 3 Michigan | 63–13 |
| 84 | November 13, 1993 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 58–7 |
| 85 | November 12, 1994 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 19 Michigan | 38–22 |
| 86 | October 28, 1995 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 9 Michigan | 52–17 |
| 87 | October 26, 1996 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 10 Michigan | 44–10 |
| 88 | November 1, 1997 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 4 Michigan | 24–3 |
| 89 | October 31, 1998 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 22 Michigan | 15–10 |
| 90 | November 10, 2001 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 12 Michigan | 31–10 |
| 91 | November 9, 2002 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 13 Michigan | 41–24 |
| 92 | October 10, 2003 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 20 Michigan | 38–35 |
| 93 | October 9, 2004 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 14 Michigan | 27–24 |
| 94 | October 8, 2005 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 23–20 |
| 95 | September 30, 2006 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 6 Michigan | 28–14 |
| 96 | October 27, 2007 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 19 Michigan | 34–10 |
| 97 | November 8, 2008 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 29–6 |
| 98 | October 1, 2011 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 19 Michigan | 58–0 |
| 99 | November 3, 2012 | Minneapolis, MN | Michigan | 35–13 |
| 100 | October 5, 2013 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 19 Michigan | 42–13 |
| 101 | September 27, 2014 | Ann Arbor, MI | Minnesota | 30–14 |
| 102 | October 31, 2015 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 15 Michigan | 29–26 |
| 103 | November 4, 2017 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan | 33–10 |
| 104 | October 24, 2020 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 18 Michigan | 49–24 |
| 105 | October 7, 2023 | Minneapolis, MN | No. 2 Michigan | 52–10 |
| 106 | September 28, 2024 | Ann Arbor, MI | No. 12 Michigan | 27–24 |
FAQs on Little Brown Jug Trophy Winners
A. The Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers play for the Little Brown Jug.
A. Minnesota last won the Little Brown Jug on September 27, 2014.
A. The Michigan Wolverines play the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the Little Brown Jug.
A. Michigan has beaten Minnesota 78 times as of 2024.
A. The little brown jug is the oldest trophy game in college football history.
